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Post-Secondary Teaching and Research Assistants  (NOC 4122)
Laval Region
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Post-secondary teaching and research assistants assist university professors, community college and CEGEP teachers and other faculty members in teaching and research activities at universities and colleges.

college teaching assistant, graduate assistant – university, postdoctoral fellow, research assistant, university.

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Post-secondary teaching assistants perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Organize reference materials, visual aids and other materials as required by university professors or college teachers for lectures
  • Conduct seminars, discussion groups and laboratory sessions to supplement lectures
  • Assist in preparation and administration of examinations
  • Grade examinations, term papers and laboratory reports.
Research assistants perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Conduct literature reviews, surveys, laboratory experiments and other research for use in scholarly publications
  • Compile research results and assist professor in analysis of results and preparation of journal articles or papers.

Post-secondary teaching and research assistants specialize in a subject matter based on their field of study.

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Education & Job Requirements for Post-Secondary Teaching and Research Assistants in Laval Region

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